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  1. Does Tanzania have a hidden epidemic?

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    A freshly dug grave at a burial site in the capital, Dodoma

    Despite growing evidence to the contrary, Tanzania's government continues to downplay the impact of coronavirus on the country.

    There is also speculation that President Magufuli is himself suffering from Covid and receiving hospital treatment, although the government has denied this.

    There are no publicly available records for recent deaths in Tanzania, and no information has been released on the impact of coronavirus since May last year, when 500 cases and 20 deaths were reported up to that point.

    The authorities have insisted there is little to worry about, and have taken tough action against those they accuse of spreading "false information".

    BBC's Reality Check has been investigating.

  2. Did Keir Starmer vote against NHS plan?

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    Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs that Sir Keir Starmer voted against the 2019 long-term plan for the NHS, after the Labour leader referred to it.

    That is not correct – there were no votes on the NHS Funding Bill 2019-20 during its main stages through parliament.

    Sir Keir had referred to the plan, saying that it committed the government to a 2.1% pay rise for the NHS.

    The government has now recommended that NHS staff in England should receive a 1% pay increase this year.

    On Tuesday, the head of NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens told a committee of MPs that the plan had indeed assumed a 2.1% rise.

    But he also said "things have changed" since then and that it should now be up to the pay-review body.